The reason for the hadith: “If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone”
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Question:
He has an inquiry about another hadith, O Shaykh:,
Answer:
This was when Mu'adh ibn Jabal came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and found the people he had come from prostrating to their kings to honor them. It was prostration of greeting, not prostration of worship; it was prostration of greeting. Mu'adh apparently asked the Messenger about that, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade prostrating to him as a greeting, meaning prostrating to him, and said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1159Hasan (Darussalam) because of her right over him. Yes.
He has an inquiry about another hadith, O Shaykh:
If I were to order anyone to prostrate, I would order the wife to prostrate to her husband
لو أمرت أحدا أن يسجد، أمرت الزوجة أن تسجد لزوجهاAnswer:
This was when Mu'adh ibn Jabal came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and found the people he had come from prostrating to their kings to honor them. It was prostration of greeting, not prostration of worship; it was prostration of greeting. Mu'adh apparently asked the Messenger about that, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade prostrating to him as a greeting, meaning prostrating to him, and said:
If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone, then I would order the wife to prostrate to her husband.
لو كنت آمرا أحدا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/084 — archive.org (5:03)
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